2014 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, and Japan. Play began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2014.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
  • Colombia advanced to play Uruguay (runner-up of Group D) in the round of 16.
  • Greece advanced to play Costa Rica (winner of Group D) in the round of 16.

Matches

Colombia vs Greece

Colombia 3–0 Greece
 Report
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)[1]
Colombia
Greece
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB 2 Cristián Zapata
CB 3 Mario Yepes (c)
LB 7 Pablo Armero  74'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez  26'
CM 8 Abel Aguilar  69'
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 10 James Rodríguez
LW 14 Víctor Ibarbo
CF 9 Teófilo Gutiérrez  76'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Alexander Mejía  69'
DF 4 Santiago Arias  74'
FW 21 Jackson Martínez  76'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 1 Orestis Karnezis
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 4 Kostas Manolas
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos  52'
LB 20 José Holebas
RM 14 Dimitris Salpingidis  55'  57'
CM 2 Giannis Maniatis
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)
LM 8 Panagiotis Kone  78'
CF 7 Georgios Samaras
CF 17 Theofanis Gekas  64'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Ioannis Fetfatzidis  57'
FW 9 Konstantinos Mitroglou  64'
MF 10 Giorgos Karagounis  78'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Mark Hurd (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Ivory Coast vs Japan

Ivory Coast 2–1 Japan
  • Bony  64'
  • Gervinho  66'
 Report
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)[1]
Ivory Coast
Japan
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 5 Didier Zokora  58'
CB 22 Sol Bamba  54'
LB 3 Arthur Boka  75'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté
CM 20 Serey Die  62'
AM 19 Yaya Touré (c)
RF 8 Salomon Kalou
CF 12 Wilfried Bony  78'
LF 10 Gervinho
Substitutions:
FW 11 Didier Drogba  62'
DF 18 Constant Djakpa  75'
FW 13 Didier Ya Konan  78'
Manager:
Sabri Lamouchi
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 2 Atsuto Uchida
CB 22 Maya Yoshida  23'
CB 6 Masato Morishige  64'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
DM 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
DM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  54'
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki
AM 4 Keisuke Honda
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa  86'
CF 18 Yuya Osako  67'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Yasuhito Endō  54'
FW 13 Yoshito Ōkubo  67'
MF 11 Yoichiro Kakitani  86'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Sergio Román (Chile)
Fourth official:
Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth official:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Colombia vs Ivory Coast

Colombia 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
  • Gervinho  73'
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Colombia
Ivory Coast
GK 1 David Ospina
RB 18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB 2 Cristián Zapata
CB 3 Mario Yepes (c)
LB 7 Pablo Armero  72'
CM 8 Abel Aguilar  79'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez
RW 11 Juan Cuadrado
AM 10 James Rodríguez
LW 14 Víctor Ibarbo  53'
CF 9 Teófilo Gutiérrez
Substitutions:
MF 20 Juan Quintero  53'
DF 4 Santiago Arias  72'
MF 15 Alexander Mejía  79'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 5 Didier Zokora  55'
CB 22 Sol Bamba
LB 3 Arthur Boka
CM 20 Serey Die  73'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté  90'
RW 10 Gervinho
AM 19 Yaya Touré (c)
LW 15 Max Gradel  67'
CF 12 Wilfried Bony  60'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Didier Drogba  60'
FW 8 Salomon Kalou  67'
MF 6 Mathis Bolly  73'
Manager:
Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Fifth official:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)

Japan vs Greece

Japan 0–0 Greece
Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Japan
Greece
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 2 Atsuto Uchida
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  12'  46'
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki
AM 4 Keisuke Honda
LW 13 Yoshito Ōkubo
CF 18 Yuya Osako  57'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Yasuhito Endō  46'
MF 10 Shinji Kagawa  57'
 
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
GK 1 Orestis Karnezis
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis  89'
CB 4 Kostas Manolas
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB 20 José Holebas
DM 21 Kostas Katsouranis (c)  27'  38'
CM 2 Giannis Maniatis
CM 8 Panagiotis Kone  81'
RW 18 Giannis Fetfatzidis  41'
LW 7 Georgios Samaras  55'
CF 9 Kostas Mitroglou  35'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Theofanis Gekas  35'
MF 10 Giorgos Karagounis  41'
FW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis  81'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Japan vs Colombia

Japan 1–4 Colombia
 Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Japan
Colombia
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 2 Atsuto Uchida
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno  16'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 14 Toshihiro Aoyama  62'
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki  69'
AM 4 Keisuke Honda
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa  85'
CF 13 Yoshito Ōkubo
Substitutions:
MF 16 Hotaru Yamaguchi  62'
FW 11 Yoichiro Kakitani  69'
MF 8 Hiroshi Kiyotake  85'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
GK 1 David Ospina (c)  85'
RB 4 Santiago Arias
CB 23 Carlos Valdés
CB 16 Éder Balanta
LB 7 Pablo Armero
DM 15 Alexander Mejía
DM 13 Fredy Guarín  63'
RM 11 Juan Cuadrado  46'
LM 20 Juan Quintero  46'
SS 19 Adrián Ramos
CF 21 Jackson Martínez
Substitutions:
MF 5 Carlos Carbonero  46'
MF 10 James Rodríguez  46'
GK 22 Faryd Mondragón  85'
Manager:
José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Jackson Martínez (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

Greece vs Ivory Coast

Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
  • Bony  74'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Greece
Ivory Coast
GK 1 Orestis Karnezis  24'
RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis
CB 4 Kostas Manolas
CB 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
LB 20 José Holebas
DM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c)  78'
CM 2 Giannis Maniatis
CM 16 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
RW 8 Panagiotis Kone  12'
LW 7 Georgios Samaras
CF 14 Dimitris Salpingidis
Substitutions:
MF 22 Andreas Samaris  12'
GK 12 Panagiotis Glykos  24'
FW 17 Theofanis Gekas  78'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 22 Sol Bamba
LB 3 Arthur Boka
CM 9 Cheick Tioté  61'
CM 20 Serey Die  70'
RW 8 Salomon Kalou  62'
AM 19 Yaya Touré
LW 10 Gervinho  83'
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c)  37'  78'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wilfried Bony  61'
MF 14 Ismaël Diomandé  78'
FW 21 Giovanni Sio  83'
Manager:
Sabri Lamouchi

Man of the Match:
Georgios Samaras (Greece)

Assistant referees:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Referee designations for matches 5-8" (PDF). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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